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Biebrza National Park

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Biebrza National Park is a national park in Podlaskie Voivodeship in northeastern Poland, established in 1993 along the Biebrza River. Covering about 592 square kilometers, it is the largest of the national parks of Poland and protects one of the most extensive and least disturbed wetland systems in Europe, a mix of forests, fields, meadows and marshes. It shelters diverse wetland birds and mammals including elk and beaver, and was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance in 1995.

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Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
Ramsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1
Governing Body
Ministry of the Environment 1
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1. Biebrza National Park (Wikipedia)
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  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Biebrza National Park (Polish: Biebrzański Park Narodowy) is a national park in Podlaskie Voivodeship, northeastern Poland, along the Biebrza River.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Ministry of the Environment
  • entity-description, international-designation ramsar-site
    It shelters diverse wetland birds and mammals including elk and beaver, and was designated a Ramsar wetland of international importance in 1995.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Ministry of the Environment
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